Mathias Homann wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2011 schrieb Martin Schlander:
Torsdag den 28. juli 2011 19:23:18 skrev Mathias Homann:
Don't they test this stuff anymore?
Lol - Who are "they" and how do "they" define "test"? Add the binaries to a repo so users can update and discover what's broken? Then ignore any user complaints because the user didn't spend the time to learn how to properly file bug PRs to "their" satisfaction? There is this disconnect because the end-user depends on his computer as a tool to accomplish other work, for which the end-user is paid for his time. Many end-users, no matter how well intentioned, simply don't have enough hours in the day. I know I _should_ be learning and filing "correct approach" bug PRs, but yet I never quite seem to get there because priorities demand I make a living and such things always slide towards the back burner. The devs depend on this feedback being done in a very precise way, and most end users never fully reach an ability to do this properly, hence the quick rant vs a proper bug PR. I know I'm guilty! And I also know I should change this for myself.
If you weren't aware that kdepim 4.4 -> 4.7 migration was potentially very painful, you must live under rocks and bushes.
I loosely follow the development as a lurker for as much of this information as I can glean as an end-user. So I may be aware of a certain amount of the pitfalls and prepare accordingly by always having a Clonezilla image ready prior to any update.
And there have been a repo with which you could have tested ages ago.
Yes - and after any test with less than "great" results end up rolling back to the previously saved Clonezilla image because I ran out of "playtime" and needed to return to work. Generally I've found that as the deficiencies get more "air time" they do end up getting taken care of and some subsequent update in the future they usually disppear of their own accord. Kudos to the devs for this, most of the time it's just "give it some time, try again later, and now it's good".
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